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Norwich, Norfolk

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Norwich when compared to any previous July.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 410 companies were registered in Norwich during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 31.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)NorwichUK
    2011410114,512
    2010311101,492
    % change31.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (410) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011165130115
    New companies in 201010584122
    % change57.1%54.8%-5.7%
    Record Year2011 (165)2011 (130)2003 (141)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 228 companies were dissolved in Norwich during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)NorwichUK
    201122872,230
    201028187,705
    % change-18.9%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (329) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011689565
    Closed companies in 20108411681
    % change-19.0%-18.1%-20%
    Record Year2010 (84)2008 (154)2009 (161)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Norwich during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 182 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)NorwichUK
    201118242,282
    20103013,787
    Record Year 2003 (229) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Norwich when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011973550
    Net growth in 201021-3241
    Record Year2011 (97)2006 (61)2003 (97)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Norwich formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Norwich
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change43.8%30.3%-14.9%
    Record Year1961 (1.1%)1961 (1.5%)1962 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Norwich was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.8% of all director appointments in Norwich in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.42%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.37%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    NORFOLK1.15%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    NORWICH1.11%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%TRADING2.06%
    CARE0.89%DESIGN1.94%
    MEDIA0.84%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    PROPERTY0.84%BUSINESS1.82%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.80%ENGINEERING1.74%
    MARKETING0.75%MEDIA1.72%
    ANGLIA0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.71%LONDON1.63%
    EAST0.66%J1.47%
    M0.66%GLOBAL1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    DESIGN0.62%CARE1.42%
    FRIARS0.62%IT1.38%
    (NORFOLK)0.62%BUILDING1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%PROPERTIES1.28%
    HEALTH0.58%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SYSTEMS0.58%M1.25%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%ENERGY1.22%
    TRADING0.53%TRAINING1.21%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%S1.21%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied507204,493
    7487 - Other business activities19065,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12129,245
    99999 - Dormant Company7918,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7815,760
    9999 - Dormant Company5722,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5314,755
    62090 - Other information technology service activities336,798
    7260 - Other computer related activities328,686
    7499 - Non-trading company3111,543
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3010,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified297,551
    74990 - Non-trading company288,064
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering246,321
    86900 - Other human health activities224,019
    9305 - Other service activities2210,525
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2210,018
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply198,345
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract192,493
    86210 - General medical practice activities181,986

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07693892 PINKS TRS LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07695101 TANT CONSULTANCY LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07695632 FIRMSAVE LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07700378 ITECH BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07705243 ELKI LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07705634 PEJW ENGINEERS LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07708310 LIMEHOUSE INNS LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07709152 PLAN, EXECUTE, ASSURE (PEA) LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07713779 1ST CLASS WINDSCREENS LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07718389 GRAIN PUBS LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07720418 ELITE DIVAS LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    OC366527 C & G MARKETING LLP 14 Jul 2011
    07710562 ANDORA NORWICH LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07691918 FOOTBALL2SOCCER LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07692361 NEW SCHOOL MEDIA LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07697382 JAMES EDWARDS INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07701275 SINCLAIR SWIFT MARINE LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07702263 SINCLAIR SWIFT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07711437 SNIPS AND KLIPS LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07721773 WILLARD PAVING & LANDSCAPING LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07721929 DUNROAMIN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07722159 CBOSS LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07700658 CUCUMBER THERE AND THEN LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07707838 EASTERN HOSTED CONSULTANTS LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07711517 JUST SOLAR (UK) LIMITED 20 Jul 2011